Carpet-beater.



1. H. HOLDEN.

`CARPET BEATER. APPucATloN mep MAR.23.1916.

Patnted'lune 6, 1916.

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511A/vento@ VJOI-IN' H. HOLDEN, OF RENS-SELAER, INDIANA.

oARPET-BEATER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J une 6, 1.916.

Application filed March 23, 1916. VSerial No. 869179.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. HOLDEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rensselaer, in the county of Jasper andv State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carpet-Beaters, of which the following is a specification.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a simple, practicable, and effective carpet beater that is portable and will deliver blows in rapid succession, the device being manually operated and readily movable about the carpet, being so constructed that the operator can maintain an upright position while actuating the same.

An embodiment of the invention that has proven satisfactory, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective View of the beater. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same on an enlarged scale, with portions broken away, Fig. 3 is an edge view of the handled end of the beater, and Fig. 4 is a similar view of the foot portion.

Similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In the embodiment disclosed, a standard 5 is employed, which is preferably a single bar having at its lower end a fixed lateral steadying foot 6 that projects in one direction from the standard. Upon one side of the lower end of the standard is pivotally mounted a beater element. This preferably consists of a lever 7 fulcrumed between its ends, as shown at 8, upon the standard, one arm of the lever carrying a plurality of interwoven wires 9 that are adapted to strike the carpet in a manner well understood.

The inner arm of the lever has pivoted to it a longitudinally reciprocating rod 10 disposed alongside the standard 5 and slidably mounted in guide eyes 11 on said standard. A spring 12 surrounds the lower portion of the rod 10, the lower end of the spring being connected, as shown at 13, to the rod 10, the upper end being suitably secured to the standard 5, as for example, by having its end 14 engaged over the adjacent eye 11.

Jour-naled upon one side of the upper end of the standard 5 is a handle crank 15 provided with an outstanding hand grip 16, the journaled end of said crank being curved into a cam 17, through one end of which the pivot bolt 18 passes'. The upper end of the rod l() is disposed in the path of this cam, so that as the cam rotates, it will be evident that the rod will be vforced downwardly and then released as the endof the said cam passes said rod. Projecting from the upper end of the st-andard 5 onthe side opposite to the crank 15 is a fixed hand grip 19.

It is believed that the operation of the device will be clear. The lower end of the standard 5 and the foot 6 are placed upon the carpet and the operator grasping the handle 19 with one hand turns the crank 15 with the other. As a consequence, the rod 10 will be first forced downwardly, thereby raising the beater element 9 and extending t-he spring 12. As soon as the cam disengages the rod and Spring l2 reacts to draw the rod upwardly and thereby cause the beater element to suddenly swing downwardly and strike a blow upon the carpet. The foot 6 serves to' steady the device, While it is in operation, and it will be evident that the operator while standingerect, can operate the device and readily move it over 'the carpet as he desires.

From the foregoing, it is thought that thev construction, operation and many advantages of the herein described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art, without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invent-ion.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is A 1. A carpet beater, comprising a standar a lever pivoted between its ends to the lower end of the standard, a beater element carried by one arm of the lever, a push rod pivoted to the other arm of the lever and eX- tending longitudinally .along the standard to the upper portion thereof, a cam journaled on the upper end of the standard, a

handle for rotating the cam, the end of the rod being engaged by the cam and said rod being pushed longitudinally downward thereby to elevate the beater element and being then released, and a spring for elevating the rod and depressing the beater element when so released by the cam.

2. A carpet beater, comprising a support,

a beater element movablv mounted thereon, a curved crank arm constituting a cam journaled at one end on the support and having a handle grip at its other end, and Operating means connected to the beater element and engaged by the cam.

3. A portable carpet beater, comprising a standard, a beater element including a lever pivoted between its ends on one end of the standard. a rod pivoted t0 one end of the lever and slidably mounted upon the stand- Y ard longitudinally thereof, an operating Crank including an arm having a cam portion journaled on the standard, said cam portion intermittently engaging one end of the rod to move it longitudinally in one direction and releasing it to permit its movement in the opposite direction, and a coiled spring surrounding the rod and connected therewith for moving the rod and beater when released.

In testimony whereof, I aliX my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

, JOHN H. HOLDEN.

Witnesses z GEORGE A. WILLIAMS,

GLADYS Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. C. 

